διάφραγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From διαφράσσω (diaphrássō, “to divide, obstruct”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δῐᾰ́φρᾰγμᾰ • (dĭắphrăgmă) n (genitive δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτος); third declension

  1. partition or barrier
  2. lock in a canal
  3. (anatomy) diaphragm, midriff
    Synonym: ὑπόζωμᾰ (hupózōmă)
  4. septum, the cartilage which divides the nostrils
  5. (anatomy) soft palate
  6. (anatomy) septum pellucidum

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ δῐᾰ́φρᾰγμᾰ; τοῦ δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ δῐᾰ́φρᾰγμᾰ
tò dĭắphrăgmă 		τὼ δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτε
tṑ dĭăphrắgmăte 		τᾰ̀ δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ
tằ dĭăphrắgmătă
Genitive τοῦ δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτος
toû dĭăphrắgmătos 		τοῖν δῐᾰφρᾰγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn dĭăphrăgmắtoin 		τῶν δῐᾰφρᾰγμᾰ́των
tôn dĭăphrăgmắtōn
Dative τῷ δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτῐ
tōî dĭăphrắgmătĭ 		τοῖν δῐᾰφρᾰγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn dĭăphrăgmắtoin 		τοῖς δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰσῐ / δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰσῐν
toîs dĭăphrắgmăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ δῐᾰ́φρᾰγμᾰ
tò dĭắphrăgmă 		τὼ δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτε
tṑ dĭăphrắgmăte 		τᾰ̀ δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ
tằ dĭăphrắgmătă
Vocative δῐᾰ́φρᾰγμᾰ
dĭắphrăgmă 		δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτε
dĭăphrắgmăte 		δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ
dĭăphrắgmătă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διάφραγμα (diáphragma) with semantic loan from French diaphragme for non-anatomical technical senses and English diaphragm for the contraceptive device.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈði̯a.fɾaɣ.ma/, /ˈðʝa.fɾaɣ.ma/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧ά‧φραγ‧μα

Noun

διάφραγμα • (diáfragma) n (plural διαφράγματα)

  1. (anatomy) diaphragm (any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another)
    1. diaphragm (sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen)
      θωρακικό διάφραγμα ― thorakikó diáfragma ― thoracic diaphragm
  2. (anatomy) septum
    ρινικό διάφραγμα ― rinikó diáfragma ― nasal septum
  3. (mechanics) diaphragm (a flexible membrane separating two chambers)
  4. (acoustics) diaphragm (in a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound)
  5. (optics, photography) diaphragm (a thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device)
  6. diaphragm (a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse)

Declension

Declension of διάφραγμα
singular plural
nominative διάφραγμα (diáfragma) διαφράγματα (diafrágmata)
genitive διαφράγματος (diafrágmatos) διαφραγμάτων (diafragmáton)
accusative διάφραγμα (diáfragma) διαφράγματα (diafrágmata)
vocative διάφραγμα (diáfragma) διαφράγματα (diafrágmata)

Derived terms

  • διαφραγματικός (diafragmatikós)
  • ρινικό διάφραγμα n (rinikó diáfragma)

See also

References

  1. ^ διάφραγμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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